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nine in the morning two canoes came along-Ude, of which ^ ^^^ ^• 

 we purchafed a prefent fiipply of yams. The people of * — -■— -» 

 thofe canoes told me that Abbenooe would be on board in oaobeV. 

 a little time, accompanied by the king and his principal " ^^ ^" 

 men. Towards noon no appearance of any canoes j I 

 came to the determination of fending our whale-boat and 

 yaul on fliore, to try if any yams could be purchafed from 

 the natives; meaning, if Abbenooe did not make his ap- 

 pearance towards the evening, to fail from the ifland. At 

 noon light variable winds, with fome fmart fhowers of rain. 

 Sent the boats on (liore under the diredlion of MefTrs. 

 Hay ward and Bryant. 



The moft of thefe twenty-four hours a frefh breeze and 

 variable from Eaft South Eaft, around by the Eaft to 

 North Eaft, with fome fhowers of rain. About two in 

 the afternoon the king, accompanied by Abbenooe and moft 

 of the other principal men of Oneehow and Atoui, came 

 on board, and brought with them a good quantity of 

 yams and potatoes. I learned from Abbenooe, that cap- 

 tain Dixon's letter was at Wymoa, to which place he 

 aftlired me he would fend for it immediately ; preffing me 

 very hard to remain until the return of the meftenger, 

 which he told me would be in about thirty-fix hours. 

 Judging that I could procure yams fufficient to laft us to 

 China, I promifed him I would ftay ; and he accordingly 

 difpatched a canoe immediately for it, under the care of a 

 trufty meftenger; and in the mean time we carried on a 

 very brifk trade for yams and water, which the natives 

 brought off to the ftiip in their canoes ; the water in large 

 calabafties. Towards the evening the boats returned on 

 board, not having purchafed many yams. Abbenooe ob- 



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